deliverables
Promised work products
Deliverables are the tangible products or results that must be produced to complete a project or fulfill a contract.
The term belongs to business and project management jargon: The client expects all deliverables by end of quarter.
What counts as a deliverable varies widely—reports, software, prototypes, or any agreed-upon output.
The word often signals corporate-speak: Let's align on deliverables before the kickoff meeting.
Final results achieved
- achievementsCompleted goals worth noting
- performanceCarrying out a task
- successFavorable outcome attained
- qualityStandard or attribute
impact · effectiveness · value · gains · benefits · returns · yield · productivity
Owed or expected
- timelineOrdered display of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- submissionYielding to another's will
- cutoffPoint of termination
timeframe · completion · checkpoint · calendar · punctuality · countdown · notice · reminder
Distinct periods in sequence
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- interimProvisional in-between phase
markers · waypoints · thresholds · progress · gateways · stepping-stones · transitions · culminations
Written proof or instructions
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- designPurposeful creative planning
- productManufactured item for sale
- reportFormal written findings
presentation · artifact · asset · mockup · wireframe · draft · final · version
Extent or range
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- complianceAdhering to requirements
acceptance · quality · expectations · satisfaction · revisions · adjustments · sign-off · approval
outcomes
Final results achieved
- achievementsCompleted goals worth noting
- performanceCarrying out a task
- successFavorable outcome attained
quality · impact · effectiveness · value · gains · benefits · returns · yield · productivity · ROI
due
Owed or expected
- timelineOrdered display of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- submissionYielding to another's will
cutoff · timeframe · completion · checkpoint · calendar · punctuality · countdown · notice · reminder · handoff
phases
Distinct periods in sequence
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
interim · markers · waypoints · thresholds · progress · gateways · stepping-stones · transitions · culminations · kickoff
documentation
Written proof or instructions
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- designPurposeful creative planning
- productManufactured item for sale
report · presentation · artifact · asset · mockup · wireframe · draft · final · version · iteration
scope
Extent or range
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- criteriaStandards for judgment
compliance · acceptance · quality · expectations · satisfaction · revisions · adjustments · sign-off · approval · stakeholder
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- officedesk, desk job, desks, desk lamp, desk lamps
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- Business Talkmeeting, agenda, deadline, goals, priorities
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
deliverablesprocess
Steps toward a result
activities · tasks · workflow · procedures · inputs
deliverablesreceivables
Outstanding amounts owed you
inputs · requirements · resources · dependencies · prerequisites
deliverablesprocesses
Series of actions
work in progress · activities · tasks · workflows · procedures